The Kooks formed at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where they were all students. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard, got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved, they took their name from the song Kooks on the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory. When they tried to trademark the name, they found that in the late/mid 1990s a Swedish band by the same name released an album in Sweden called Too Much is Not Enough.
The Kooks released a debut EP and played gigs around Brighton, where they were based at the time. They were signed to Virgin Records.
2. Swedish indie rock/alternative band - It consisted of members Henrik Berglund, Leo Dahlin, Michael Lohse and Josef Zackrisson, and was active between 1998 and the early 2000's. Micke Lohse and Henrik Berglund are currently members of the band Atomic Swing.
Forgive & Forget
The Kooks Lyrics
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Just because I saw the light before you did
And you say that I never showed you
All the rooms inside of my soul
Yeah
Yeah
You say you need someone to love you
Walking up and down the hall
Frankie and his favorite lover
Speaking all the words she wants to hear
But that don't mean forever
Yeah
You say you need someone to love you
But it ain't me
Yeah
You say you need someone to love you
But it ain't me
Sitting down by the fire
Frankie plays the guitar
To people playing make believe
They say, "can we get a little higher?"
You give it away
You give it away
You give it away
You give it away
So easy baby
But I can't stand
An hour break
Another day
So let me make it easy babe
And it goes on and on
On and on and on
Packing her bags
She found somewhere to stay
And in the car to the station
You know the world looks a little brighter
And then there's no need for conversations
Tell me why
You give it away
You give it away
You give it away
You give it away
So easy baby
But I can't stand
An hour break
Another day
So let me make it easy babe
Yeah
You say you need someone to love you
Yeah
You say you need someone to love you
But it ain't me
Yeah
I forgive and forget you
You say you need someone to love you
But it ain't me
Yeah
So I forgive and forget you
You say you need someone to love you
But it ain't me
The lyrics to The Kooks’s “Forgive & Forget” present a complex and somewhat melancholic perspective on the end of a relationship. The opening lines of the song are particularly powerful: “Don't say that I never moved you/Just because I saw the light before you did.” Here, the singer is suggesting that they were the one who realized that the relationship was not working out before their partner did, and this realization may have caused some friction between them. The next lines, “And you say that I never showed you/All the rooms inside of my soul” add to this sense of disappointment and frustration, suggesting that the singer feels they had been vulnerable and open with their partner, only to have that trust and vulnerability taken for granted.
The chorus of the song is particularly stark, with the repeated line “You say you need someone to love you/But it ain't me” driving home the idea that the relationship is over and that the singer is not the one to provide the love and support their partner is seeking. The subsequent verse, which describes a scene in which Frankie and his lover are speaking words to each other that “don’t mean forever,” only adds to the sense of finality and disappointment.
In the end, the singer seems to come to a place of acceptance and forgiveness, singing “I forgive and forget you/You say you need someone to love you/But it ain't me.” The song is a powerful meditation on the end of a relationship, and the difficulty of moving on when one person is still seeking love and support from the other.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't say that I never moved you
I did move you, even if you don't want to admit it
Just because I saw the light before you did
I understood something before you did
And you say that I never showed you
You think I didn't show you everything about me
All the rooms inside of my soul
All the parts of me you didn't see
You say you need someone to love you
You want love, but not from me
Walking up and down the hall
Frankie is restless and pacing
Frankie and his favorite lover
Frankie is with his favorite person
Speaking all the words she wants to hear
Frankie is telling his lover what she wants to hear
But that don't mean forever
Just because he's saying it now, doesn't mean it's forever
Sitting down by the fire
Frankie and his lover are relaxing by the fire
Frankie plays the guitar
Frankie is playing the guitar
To people playing make believe
The people listening are pretending to be someone else
They say, "can we get a little higher?"
They want to feel more connected and elevated
You give it away
You give your love away too easily
So easy baby
It's too easy for you to give your love away
But I can't stand
I can't take it anymore
An hour break
Even a short break from this is necessary
Another day
I can't do this for another day
So let me make it easy babe
Let me make it easier for both of us
And it goes on and on
This situation never ends
On and on and on
It repeats and repeats
Packing her bags
She's leaving
She found somewhere to stay
She has a new place to live
And in the car to the station
She's leaving by car to the train station
You know the world looks a little brighter
Things seem better without this relationship
And then there's no need for conversations
Once you're gone, there's no need to talk
I forgive and forget you
I'm forgiving you and moving on
So I forgive and forget you
I'm forgiving you and moving on
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ALEXIS NUNEZ, DEAN COVER, LUKE PRITCHARD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Miss may I does
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Indeed.
@emilyhookway6672
Lukes dancing makes the video. 😂❤️
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I agree, he looks so happy and cute
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Fuck these English indie bands are good
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on da same line fuck.. this band s awesome
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